The Poem
My Testimony - the Condensed Version
I wandered through life.
Searching for happiness,
But finding only strife.
Why was it that others,
Found such great joy.
But for me nothing,
Seemed to fill that void.
The book with the answers,
Was right there for years.
But I didn't read with earnest
Until the death of someone dear.
My eyes and my heart
Were shown the light.
Believe in the Lord Jesus
And live my life right.
I asked for forgiveness
For all of my wrongs.
I was given new life
And helped to grow strong.
The emptiness is gone,
I've found love, joy and contentment.
He's my comforter and protector
My guide and encouragement.
Now my life is full
Of the truth from the Bible.
And my Father in Heaven
Has no other rival.
This poem was originally written because of a Sunday School Class assignment - to write our testimony. I was asked to read it during the Easter Sunday Service at Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church two weeks later which was broadcast on the Spring Arbor University radio station. It has been previously published on my personal web site www.byfaithonly.com
Published by Faith Draper
Faith's writing experience includes a weekly women's newsletter, published in a contemporary issues book, as well as 100s of content articles and several e-books as a ghostwriter. She has lived all over the... View profile
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48 Comments
Post a CommentWonderful poetry Faith, defining a belief in something beautiful as truly part of you! Very well done! =))
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Nice prayer poem :)
You did a really nice job with this.
This is beautiful. Were you nervous reading it outloud?
Nice poem~you do have a gift to write!
Beautiful personal poem. You write beautiful poetry.
Inspirational, and beautiful. Finding the path... That's the toughest part about life.
Great poem, which I can tell you really feel strongly about.
Very beautiful words.